played live and recorded with Bill Callahan, Sharon Van Etten, Wye Oak, and others. Writing career In November 2014, Meiburg announced via the Shearwater Facebook page that he had signed a contract to write his first book, which describes the evolutionary history of South America through the eyes of a family of falcons known as caracaras, for US publisher Knopf and UK publisher Bodley Head. The book, entitled A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World's Smartest Birds of Prey, draws upon his longtime research into the subject and his travels in South America. It was released in March 2021. The book was longlisted for the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction and named one of the best books of the year by NPR. He has published articles in various national and international publications on a wide range of topics: interviews with producer and musician Brian Reitzell for Tape Op, with author and human rights activist Zainab Salbi in The Believer; a history of dioramas of the Whitney Wing of the American Museum of Natural History for The Appendix; and numerous articles for online music magazine The Talkhouse, including a personal perspective on touring, an account of a presentation by Brian Eno, and a review of David Bowie's The Next Day. His interview with author Peter Matthiessen, also for The Believer, was one of the last before Matthiessen's death in 2014. Discography 2004: Buteo Buteo by Jonathan Meiburg (self-released) 2010: Blue Water White Death by Blue Water White Death (a collaboration between Jonathan Meiburg and Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu) (Graveface) 2011: Why I Love My Home by Jonathan Meiburg (self-released) References External links Musicians from Maryland Musicians from Texas Living people 1976 births American indie rock musicians Shearwater (band) members Okkervil River members